TAS2R42 explained

Taste receptor, type 2, member 42 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TAS2R42 gene.^{[1] [2]}

Further reading

• Fischer A, Gilad Y, Man O, Pääbo S . Evolution of bitter taste receptors in humans and apes. . Mol. Biol. Evol. . 22 . 3 . 432–6 . 2005 . 15496549 . 10.1093/molbev/msi027 . free .
• Go Y, Satta Y, Takenaka O, Takahata N . Lineage-specific loss of function of bitter taste receptor genes in humans and nonhuman primates. . Genetics . 170 . 1 . 313–26 . 2005 . 15744053 . 1449719 . 10.1534/genetics.104.037523 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Entrez Gene: taste receptor.
2. Shi P, Zhang J, Yang H, Zhang YP . Adaptive diversification of bitter taste receptor genes in Mammalian evolution . Mol. Biol. Evol. . 20 . 5 . 805–14 . May 2003 . 12679530 . 10.1093/molbev/msg083 . free .